squirm

squirm into (something)

To crawl, wriggle, or squeeze into some tight or confined thing or space. The dog likes to squirm into bed with me and my wife at night.I can squirm into the pants, but there's no way I'll be able to zip them up.

squirm in

1. To crawl, wriggle, or squeeze into some tight or confined thing or space. The dog likes to jump up onto the bed and squirm in between me and my wife at night.These pants are too small for me now—I managed to squirm in, but there's no way I'll be able to zip them up.

2. To wriggle or fidget while seated in something, as due to nervousness or boredom. Stop squirming in your chair like that, it's really distracting!He squirmed in his seat throughout the entire interview.

squirm out (of something)

1. To crawl, wriggle, or squeeze to become freed from some narrow cramped, or confined place or thing. My daughter squirmed out of my arms when I tried to brush her hair.Once the cat saw that I wasn't going to hurt it, it squirmed out of its hiding place and crept toward me.

2. To disentangle oneself from some situation, duty, or responsibility, especially through sly, devious, or You've squirmed your way out of doing the dishes for the last time!Sally always finds some way to squirm out of any trouble she gets herself into.

3. To disentangle oneself from some situation, duty, or responsibility, especially through sly, devious, or cunning means. You've squirmed out of doing the dishes for the last time!Sally always finds some way to squirm out of any trouble she gets herself into.I told you that the whole company has to be there to do the inventory count—you're not squirming out this time!

squirm in(to something)

to press into something that is tight; to crawl or wiggle into something tight. (For people, this is often clothing that is too tight. For other creatures, it is more variable.) Dave squirmed into his jeans and pledged to himself that he would lose some weight. He squirmed in and knew he could never close the zipper.

squirm with something

to fidget or move around restlessly, showing irritation of some type. The children squirmed with impatience, but they kept quiet. I squirmed with discomfort, hoping that the time on the aircraft would pass rapidly.

squirm out

v.

1. To extricate oneself by sly or subtle means from some situation; worm one's way out of some situation: She squirmed out of the promise she'd made without upsetting anyone. He was supposed to wash the dishes tonight, but somehow he squirmed out.

2. To free oneself from something by turning, twisting, or writhing the body: The fish squirmed out of my grasp. I put the snake in a bag, but it squirmed out.

The series, executive produced by Jim Biederman of Kids in the Hall and The Tom Green Show, features off-kilter musical comedy shorts, slapstick video parodies, and side-splitting sketch comedy, garnering a loyal following and sure to make viewers laugh and squirm.

WATCHING Chris Bryant the shadow immigration minister squirm on television when questioned regarding his comments on Tesco and Next using cheap migrant labour gave me as much pleasure as watching Andy Burnham squirm when he tried to place the blame of the shoulders of the coalition for the state of the NHS regarding its failures between the years 2005 to 2010.

In this meticulous procedural detective novel and intense psychological thriller, Herron places listeners firmly in the minds of the protagonist and antagonist, where you sit and squirm until the last syllables of the final disk.

Hoping that the passenger door was open, Olsen crawled across the truck, but by the time he reached the door Haws had regained consciousness, rolled down the passenger-side window, and started to squirm out the opening.

WATCHING Chris Bryant the shadow immigration minister, pictured, squirm on television when questioned regarding his comments on Tesco and Next using cheap migrant labour gave me as much pleasure as watching Andy Burnham squirm when he tried to place the blame of the shoulders of the coalition for the state of the NHS regarding its failures between the years 2005 to 2010.

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